They Came to a City

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Event They Came to a City
Venue Police Boys' Club Theatrette, Broken Hill, NSW
First Date 6 December 1953
Dates Estimated No
Status Amateur
World Premiere No
Description The Repertory Society's final play, They Came to a City, is a supernatural play by J.B. Priestley. Just before dawn the characters of this play come to a wall overlooking a strange city whose gate is shut against them. They do not know where they are or how they reached this place.
Primary Genre Theatre - Spoken Word
Secondary Genre Drama
Organisations
Contributors
Name Function Notes
Jack Ditchburn Actor Chudworth, a self-made businessman
Fae Herriman Actor Phillipa, daughter of Lady Loxfield
Pat Horne Actor Sir George Gedney
Phil Jamieson Actor Joe Dinmore, a working class man
Lavina Jones Actor Mrs Batley, a worn-out drudge
Val Pont Actor Lady Loxfield
Margaret Robins Actor Mrs Stritton, wife of Malcolm
Don Walker Actor Malcolm Stritton, bank clerk from Leamington
Ena Williams Actor Alice Foster, a waitress
J B Priestley Playwright
Jack Ditchburn Producer
Resources
Works
Text Nationality England
Production Nationality Australia
Further Information A charity performance was held on 9 December 1953.
Event Status Completed
Data Source
Source Description
Programme Broken Hill Repertory Society Plays, 1950-1959, Broken Hill Library, A792.02 BRO
Event Identifier 96942
Dataset AusStage